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# John Newberry

Gordon Municipal Court · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Gordon Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Chief Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/62cd79163d75d000207c2b5e/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/62cd79163d75d000207c2b5e/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/62cd79163d75d000207c2b5e/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- John M. Rucker is a retired judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit Family Court of South Carolina, serving from 1988 until his retirement in 2016

### Education

- Juris Doctor (J.D.): University of South Carolina School of Law, 1969
- Bachelor’s Degree: University of South Carolina, 1966

### Additional information

- Election: Elected by the South Carolina General Assembly in July 1988
- South Carolina Tax Commission Commissioner (1984–1988)
- Member, South Carolina House of Representatives (1976–1980)
- Private practice attorney (1969–1971)
- Current/Former Role: Judge, 8th Judicial Circuit Family Court, South Carolina
- His career combined legal practice, legislative service, and administrative leadership before his appointment to the judiciary
- Before becoming a judge, Rucker held several public office and professional roles
- Rucker’s judicial tenure spanned a period of significant change in South Carolina’s family court system, and his work covered multiple counties in the 8th Judicial Circuit



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.